Highlights
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is the nation's oldest and most influential civil rights organization representing African-Americans. Its name, retained in accord with tradition, is one of the last surviving uses of the term "colored people." The NAACP is run nationally by a 64-member board of directors led by a chairman. The board elects one person as the president and chief executive officer for the organization. Departments within the NAACP govern its activities and oversee local chapters. Previously based in New York, the organization moved its headquarters to Baltimore in 1986. NAACP leaders announced their intention in 2006 to relocate to Washingt...
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is the nation's oldest and most influential civil rights organization representing African-Americans. Its name, retained in accord with tradition, is one of the last surviving uses of the term "colored people." The NAACP is run nationally by a 64-member board of directors led by a chairman. The board elects one person as the president and chief executive officer for the organization. Departments within the NAACP govern its activities and oversee local chapters. Previously based in New York, the organization moved its headquarters to Baltimore in 1986. NAACP leaders announced their intention in 2006 to relocate to Washington, D.C. A year later those plans were put on hold because of lackluster fundraising. During the 1990s, the NAACP struggled with financial problems, leading to the dismissal of two top officials -- the Rev. Benjamin Chavis as executive director and William Gibson as board chairman. Bruce S. Gordon became the group's president and chief executive officer in 2005 following the resignation of Kweisi Mfume, a former five-term Democratic Congressman from Maryland who had headed the organization for nine years. Gordon resigned in March 2007. Civil rights movement activist and former Georgia state representative Julian Bond remains as chairman.
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Hampton University hosts health care forum tonight
757-247-4537The public is invited to attend a health care forum at Hampton University tonight. The event will examine issues including sexually transmitted diseases, diet and exercise, and insurance coverage. Students from an online journalism class, along with...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Medical Services, Hampton University
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Racial concerns at Conn. child welfare agency
Associated Press WriterTaking advantage of a short reprieve from a rainstorm, Rev. Cornell Lewis and one of his followers don bright yellow jackets and trek to one of the poorest sections of Connecticut's capital city to slide white sheets of paper into doors and mailboxes....Tags: Interior Policy, Family, Executive Branch, Pension and Welfare, Employees
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Sen. Webb calling for major reform of criminal justice system
The normal political response to crime is a call to put more criminals away. But Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., says it's time to face the reality that the approach isn't working — either in terms of cost to taxpayers or cutting crime. He wants the justice...Tags: Bill Mims, Lawyers, Criminals, Jim Davis, American Civil Liberties Union
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Rev. Wright speaks uncomfortable truths
I disagree with Tom Moore that "Wright is wrong choice for NAACP event speaker." (Readers respond, Nov. 1.) I think that he (perhaps in some ways like Bill Cosby), has for the most part spoken the truth, however unpalatable it may be. Shortly after Rev....Tags: Tom Moore, Bill Cosby
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Back Story: Remembering the 'Rosie the Riveter' of black Baltimore
A large, framed poster from 1943 hangs on the wall of Hermione C. "Hermie" Graham's Columbia home. It features a young African-American woman sitting at a telephone switchboard busily routing incoming and outgoing phone calls through a plug board. It is...Tags: Employment, Employers, Govans, World War II (1939-1945), Minority Groups
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Orlando Urban League looks to future
Sentinel Staff WriterEven though Orlando City Commissioner Daisy Lynum is a former board member of the Metropolitan Orlando Urban League, she doesn't know who is on the current board, has never heard of the board chairman and was never informed that E. Lance McCarthy had...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Employment, University of Central Florida, Health and Safety at School, Real Estate Buyers
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NAACP award ceremony stirs up controversy over speaker, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright
Tribune NewspapersBALTIMORE — Perry Ealim was elated to learn he'd won a local business award from the Anne Arundel County NAACP and promptly sent a mass e-mail asking friends and associates, largely fellow Republicans, to join him at the November award ceremony....Tags: Trinity United Church of Christ, National Government, Democratic Party, Jeremiah Wright, Local Elections
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Orange County falls short on school desegregation
Sentinel Staff WriterIn 1996, Orange County school leaders struck a bargain with a federal judge that allowed them to stop busing white students into some predominantly black schools. The deal, part of a decades-long desegregation case against the school district, was...Tags: Judges, Lawyers, Academic Progress, Trials, Minority Groups
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Sparks fly from U.S. city halls as streetcars become objects of desire, scorn
Associated Press WriterBOISE, Idaho (AP) — A streetcar revival in American cities isn't just kicking up sparks from the tracks, they're flying down at city hall, too. In Idaho's capital, a proposed $60 million trolley plan has become a major theme of local elections Nov....Tags: Economic Policy, George Bush, Idaho Power Company, Regional Authority, Local Authority
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Reveal Petition Signers, Hand Thugs A Stick
On Tuesday, Washington residents will vote in a referendum that has national significance because of a controversy about disclosing the names and addresses of those who signed petitions to trigger the referendum. Disclosure threatens the right to privacy,...Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Referenda, Minority Groups, Local Authority, Barack Obama
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Voters' message to Democrats and Republicans; paying for prayers; Donald Sterling's legal woes
Vote's mixed message Re “GOP victories send message to Democrats,” Nov. 4 I'm not quite sure what there is for the GOP to celebrate. While the GOP gained two governorships, two Democrats won seats in the House, where they are likely to...Tags: Values, Baptist, U.S. Navy, Family, Referenda
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Community events
Weekend highlights Brazilian Artist at Hampton Teen Center. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Hampton Teen Center. Brazilian artist Nadya Becker will offer a hands-on acrylic painting workshop for teens. Free. Supplies will be provided. Open to teens in the area....Tags: Colleges and Universities, Hampton Roads, Baptist, Hampton University, People
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